Pulmonary artery dissection complicating aortic dissection in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve and aortic coarctation.
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of a type A aortic dissection with extension into the main pulmonary artery through a sinus of Valsalva fistula. Echocardiography and computed tomographic angiography of the chest were performed and bicuspid aortic valve, hemopericardium, and dilatation of the aortic root were found. A Stanford type A dissection was seen, extending to the distal transverse thoracic aorta, and there was a communication between the dissection at the left sinus of Valsalva and the main pulmonary artery, where a dissection flap was detected at computed tomographic angiography. This case report reviews the rare diagnosis of pulmonary artery dissection, multimodality imaging findings, and a brief review of etiology and management.
SUBMITTER: Khaja MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5552015 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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